You know you're Canadian when:
1. You stand in "line-ups" at the movie, not lines.
2. You're not offended by the term, "Homo Milk".
3. You understand the sentence, "Could you please pass me a
serviette, I just spilled my poutine".
4. You eat chocolate bars instead of candy bars.
5. You drink pop, not soda.
6. You know what it means to be on pogey.
7. You know that a mickey and 2-4's mean "Party at the camp,
eh!"
8. You can drink legally while still a teen.
9. You talk about the weather with strangers and friends alike.
10. You don't know or care about the fuss with Cuba, it's just a
cheap place to travel with good cigars and no Americans.
11. When there is a social problem, you turn to your government
to fix it instead of telling them to stay out of it.
12. You're not sure if the leader of your nation has EVER had sex
and you don't want to know if he has!
13. You get milk in bags as well as cartons and plastic jugs.
14. Pike is a type of fish, not some part of a highway.
15. You drive on a highway, not a freeway.
16. You know what a Robertson screwdriver is.
17. You have Canadian Tire money in your kitchen drawers.
18. You know that Thrills are something to chew and "taste like
soap".
19. You know that Mounties "don't always look like that".
20. You dismiss all beers under 6% as "for children and the
elderly".
21. You know that the Friendly Giant isn't a vegetable product
line.
22. You know that Casey and Finnegan are not a Celtic musical
group.
23. You participated in "Participaction".
24. You have an Inuit carving by your bedside with the rationale,
"What's good enough protection for the Prime Minister is
good enough for me".
25. You wonder why there isn't a 5 dollar coin yet.
26. Unlike any international assasin/terrorist/spy in the world,
you don't possess a Canadian passport.
27. You use a red pen on your non-Canadian textbooks and fill in
the missing 'u's from labor, honor, and color.
28. You know the French equivalents of "free","prize", and "no
sugar added", thanks to your extensive education in bilingual
cereal packaging.
29. You are excited whenever an American television show mentions
Canada. You make a mental note to talk about it at work the
next day.
31. You can do all the hand actions to Sharon, Lois and Bram's
"Skin-a-ma-rinky-dinky-doo" opus.
32. You can eat more than one maple sugar candy without feeling
nauseous.
33. You were mad when "The Beachcombers" were taken off the air.
34. You know what a toque is.
35. You have some memento of Doug and Bob.
36. You know Toronto is not a province.
37. You never miss "Coaches Corner".
38. Back bacon and Kraft Dinner are two of your favourite food
groups.
39. You use "elastics", not rubber bands
40. You're "SO-rry", not sawry
41. Your Mother is your Mum, not your Mom
42. You know the words of "The Star Spangled Banner" from all the
hockey games you've watched on TV
43. You see "Dunh da Dunh da Daaah" and immediately think of the
"Hockey Night in Canada" anthem
44. You honestly believe Smarties are better than M&M's, and can
taste the difference
(Author unknown)
-Stephen
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Department of Psychology fax: (819) 822-9661
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